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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 30, 1908.

Application filed Kay 7, 1906. Serial No. 315,601.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, Gconon J. L. James and Josern J. Lsxzrr, citizensof the United the spacer with the inner box upon it is inserted withinthe outer box, the weight of the inner box and its contents tends toforce I States of America, residing at Chicago, in the l the side flaps,c, of the spacer outwards, but

county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Packages for Ice-Cream and the Like, of which thefollowing is a specification. a Our invention consists in certainimprovements in ackages for ice-cream and the like, and is fulldescribed and explained in the specification and shown in theaccompanying drawings, in which 5 Figure. 1 is a perspective view of ourimproved package closed; Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the outerwra per and the outer box opened, a portion of tlie outer box b ingbroken away to show the interior arrangements of the parts; Fig. 3 is afront clevation of the package partly broken away to show the interiorconstruction; Fig. 4 1s a section in the line 44 of Fig. 3; and Fig. 5is a perspective view of one of the spacers hereinafter described.

Referring to the drawings, A, represents a brick of ice-cream, or othersimilarsubstance, which when packed must be protected from heat. Inpractice this brick is placed within an interior box, B, preferably ofthe folded pasteboard type in common use at the present time for packingice-cream and similar substances, the brick being first preferably wra ped in parafiined paper to protect the box mm the moisture of the brickand also to render the brick non-adherent to the walls of the box. Theinner box, B, is closed and placed upon a spacer, C, of pasteboard orthe like, the same comprising a flat central portion, c, of thedimensions of the bottom of the box, downwardly projecting flaps, 0,along the four sides and upwardly projecting ears, 0, struck up from thematerial of the spacer, one on each side thereof. The four ears, 0 lieoutside the inner box, 13, and prevent movement of the same with res ectto the spacer, C. The spacer, C, with t to box, B, upon it is next lacedwithin an outer box, 1), also preferabl' of pasteboard of an of thewell-known folding t 'pes, the 5 form iere shown having a rectangu arbody, 1 d. a cover, d. end flaps, a and a front flap, d. The cover canbe swung down over the open top of the outer box. when the end and frontf aps will completely envelop the open end, preventing the entrance ofair. W ion their outward movement is presently arrested by engagementwith the side walls of the outer box, at which time the side flaps lieat an angle of about forty-five degrees, with the side walls of theouter box as illustrated in Fi 4, thereby supporting the inner boxcentrally with respect to the outer box and well above the bottomthereof. After the insertion of the inner box and the spacer, C, asecond spacer, E, similar to the spacer, C, is placed upon the top ofthe box in an inverted position. the side flaps of this spacer runningto the upper edges of the outer box. The cover of the outer box isclosed, after the second spacer is in position. Thereupon the outer boxis wrapped in a paper wrapper, F, preferably of wax or )araffined paper,and also preferably securer to the outer box at the bottom thereof forconvenience in pack- Tt is common practice for the manufacturers ofbrick ice-cream to furnish it to retailers, commonly dru -store prorietors, done u in pasteboard boxes like the inner boxes erein shown andpacked in ice for safe keeping. However, as soon as these bricks thuspacked are removed from the ice, they melt rapidly, and it ispractically necessary that a single brick of icc-creambought in apasteboard box in this way be consumed a very short timcafter it isremoved from the ice, or it will be entirely melted, if kept in a roomof average indoor temperature or if the weather be warm. This fact hasinterfered very seriously with the sale of brick icecream and has madeit necessary to pack the individual bricks to be delivered to theconsumer in ice, thus necessitating an ice receptacle which must becalled for by the dealer, with consequent added delivery calls and hencehigher prices for the goods.

The purpose of our present invention is to devise a package for brickice-cream particularly adapted to receive these cheaply packed bricks,such as are sold in most large cities, for about twenty-five cents, andwhich will protect them from the action of heat to i such an extent thatthey will be in pr ripcr condition for use after several hours. llSresult is accomplished in our device by so porting the inner box whichcontains tic cream-within an outer box, so that the inner box is searated from the walls of the outer t box on a sides by a layer ofconfined air the 1 temperature of which is reduced bv the fri id 3centents of the inner box. As will be readily i understood, the temerature of this surrounding layer of chilled air must first be i raisedby the temperature of the atmosphere before the tem erature of thecontents of the inner box can e affected, and the melting or softeningof such contents results. Thus the f contents of the inner box isprotected on all sides by a layer or sheath of dead air which i ischilled by the frozen contents of such inner Q box thus greatly delayingthe warming of g the contents of the inner box.

Furthermore, we make the entire structure a in such cheap form that itadds but little to 1 the cost of the product, and also in such form thatthe outer boxes can be shipped flat to the retailer, so that the brickscan be removed when desired from the ice in which they are furnished,placed upon spacers which lie perfectly flat until they are ready to beused, and placed inside the outer boxes I which can be instantly foldedup from flat I material for packing ur oses. Under the conditions underwhic l t e ice-cream trade is carried on, this last feature is of reatimj portance, for it is extremely desirable to furnish the outer boxesand spacers in compact I and convenient form to the retailers at the 6same time having the manufacturer of the ice-cream furnish the innerboxes and inner paraffined wrappers as they do at present. The ordinary1ce-cream-brick boxes are of standard size and form, and the retailercan purchase the outer boxes and s acers in quantities, using them forsuch 0 his customers as desire them, without using them in 3 such casesas they are not desired, as, for instance, when the cream is desired forimmediate use.

\Ye realize that considerable variation is possible in the details ofthis construction, without departing from the spirit of our inventiontherefore, we do not intend to limit ourselves to the specific formherein shown and described.

We claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. Thecombination with two boxes, one within the other, of spacers formed fromsheet-material and having portions bent toward the outside of the outerportion, and l other portions in contact with the inner box whereby-theinner box is supported out of contact with the walls of the outer box.

2. The combination with two boxes, one

within the other, the inner being adapted to receive ice-cream or thelike, of two spacers formed of sheet-material, one above and one belowthe inner box, each of said spacers having portions extending to theedges of the outer box, and portions in contact with the inner box.

3. The combination with two boxes, one within the other, the inner beingadapted to receive ice-cream or the like, of-two spacers formed ofsheet-material, one above and one below the inner box, each of saidspacers having portions extending to the edges of the outer box,portions in contact with the inner box, and other portions engaging thesides of the inner box. 1

4. The combination with an outer box, of

.an inner box to receive ice-cream and the like, and spacers ofsheet-material having flaps turned down along the edges and extending tothe edges of the outer box and other portions turned up outside thewalls of the inner box.

5. The combination with a receptacle for ice-cream and the like, of abox of larger dimensions than the receptacle, said box being folded froma fiat blank of pasteboard, and two spacers likewise formed of flatblanks of pasteboard, each of which has flaps extending to the edges ofsaid outer box, portions in contact with said receptacle, and

i ears extending up beside said receptacle to secure it in lace.

6. A box tor packing pasteboard receptacles containing ice-cream and thelike,

' comprising a box adapted to be folded up from a llat blank ofpastebom'd and two spacers ada ted to be folded from flat material, each0 which has edges running to the corners of the completed box, and earsto en age the sides of the receptacle.

n witness whereof we have signed the above application for LettersPatent at (hicngo, in the county of (ook and State of Illinois, this 30day of A W, A. l). 1906. :EORGI J. L. JANES. JOSEPH J. LAXZI'I.Witnesses:

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